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Melonie Croft
Currently searching for a Data Analysit position
Dynamic data analyst with growing fluency in R, Python, and Tableau. Demonstrated ability to prepare and analyze data, while providing actionable insight through statistical analysis. Adept at leveraging critical thinking,visualization, and communication skills to effectively present findings to a wide range of audiences.
Education
American University
M.A. in International Development
Washington, DC
May 2023
Relevant Courses:
- Data Analysis
- Statistics, Research Design, and Research Methods
University Maryland, Baltimore County
B.A. in Political Science
Baltimore, Maryland
2020
Minor: Africana Studies
Certificate: French
Projects
Data Analysis and Visualization
American University
Washington, DC
2023
- Produced an audio-visual PowerPoint presentation exploring conflict-climate migration. Generated multiple plots using patchwork.
- Analyzed “Urban Social Disorder” data to understand mobilization and violence trends in the Global South. Created a professional slide deck using RMarkdown and Xaringan library.
- Performed chi-squared statistical analysis to assess the relationship between villages and livelihood outcomes in Somalia. Presented findings in posterdown in RMarkdown and utilized kableExtra and tidyverse packages to generate highly customized tables and graphic visualizations.
Codebook
American University
Washington, DC
2023
- Cleaned, appended, and reshaped large data set on “Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict” to produce a codebook that clearly communicates the contents, structure, and layout of the data.
Statistical Analysis
American University
Washington, DC
2022
- Generated and presented multivariate regression analysis on the gendered impact of brain drain in international migration using R Studio.
Professional Experience
Program Associate, intern
Horn of Africa Youth Network
Nairobi, Kenya
2022
- Cleaned and analyzed raw survey data to inform programming on youth economic empowerment initiatives.
- Led projects to collect and synthesize global migration policy documents.
- Ensured team workflow efficiency by managing internal tracking system of client deliverables and donor requirements.
Records Specialist
City of Takoma Park
Takoma Park, Maryland
2021 - 2022
- Effectively managed Maryland Public Information Act (MPIA) records and requests.
- Generated a report analyzing information and records management metrics to improve performance.
- Searched, identified, and exported data utilizing Google Vault.
- Streamlined records inventory system and data entry using Excel Macros.